Ice-scraping device



April 28, .1925.

J. SPERLICH I CE SCRAPING DEVICE Filed Oct. 29, 1924 v .m w m g attozwug Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

JOSEE srnamen or ORLAND, cam onma.

IQE-SCBAPING DEVIGE.

Application filed, Qctober 29, 1321. Serial'No. 745,669.

To. all whom it may camera;

Be it known that I, Josnr- Srnnmcn, a

citizen of the United States of America, residljngat Orland, county of Glenn, State of California have invented certain new and "useful Improvements in Ice-Scraping Devices; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, concise, andexact de scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to; which it appertains to make-and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in icescraping devices, having for an object to provide an ice scraper constructed with a novel form of easing, the cover of which i in additionto. serving its normal utility, may

be d antag sly mpl yed as a SCOOP Q spoon with which the scraped ice, or a por tion thereof, may be conveniently removed from the casing, as required.

Ano her and equa y i npor ant j of the invention is to provide the scraperwith a no e moun ng o the r p ng b ad her o t e s me b ng arra ge n a r l-- tier upon he as g h y P e su m y i be directly applied thereto in order that an amount of icemay be scraped in a minimum time and being capable of adjustment, in order that h fi e ss or g ade f the crap d, ice may be regulated an the a i T mar-be loaded in greater or le s t me .Other objects of the invention will train Part obvious and i p r Poin e t h l ina t a In Iorder that thelinvention and its mode of operation may bereadily understood by persons skilled in the artgl have in the ac-' cemranyine illustr v d aw gs a d i he detailed follow ng description based there: upon, set o neiw sl e e b ment of the In he e draw ngs 1- i Figu e i li a per pect v Vie of the 1m P v d s ap ng de ice scra er;

dinal section Figure 2 is a vertical longitu t r ugh he a e; a l i i a Figu e 3 i a imi a View ha ng ne 11 t-ion thereof shown in elevation and the cover a r g d han h asing as h a t e m is used as a scoop or spoon for removing the scraped ice or a portion thereof such asing; t

Figure 4; is an end elevation of the improved scraper having a portion thereof oken away an how in s ction- Haring m e pa nder ref rence to th concentrically arranged opening is tjh -M e es is e ly h wn Thus, t

l gure 2, W ile a poc et. or a is termed in the rearward end Wallof said casing gil rectly below the heel or shoulder 2 and adapted to receive a scraping bladed therein, said scraping blade being formed w th an intermediately arranged slot tlijrou h which the shank portion of a securing i is adapted to passisaidbolt being pa through an opening formed in an adjacent portion oiithe rearward end Wallet the casing 1" and haying its headlarranged ithinthe casing as is clearly shown in the Itiggame 2- lc mp ng mi e uring P ate 6-, Sa rina: tially squ r in shap nd formed. ith

gaged over the free or extended shank t n of e b l 5v and, ov r th adjac nt not; tion o t l de 3, wher upon airingant re m l k ng e i e" is turned into engagement with the screw threaded portion of said el S ank whereby 0 elampiag y engage the scraping blade 3 between the re r ard end walloi the cas g said amp n pl t l a a It is to be n d a this Poi tha the scraping blade 3 provided, upon op,- re t arg nal P d um wi h e eral d fer: e t form f c t ng dg s ndica d fo the P rp fr nre ie ea y thenam rals 8 d 9, th cut-ti e d e 8 be ng str amer kn le-l k format on, w ile the auras ed 9 is otirregu'lar or serrated or toothedior; .will be readily understood thatb y reyersing i P sit o ing o this Mains b ad 5 511 its pocket in the rearward end Wallet the gas. s 1., th fin so e to b sh re '1 b ck m y be re ul t d t the desired ular cutting-edge of saidblade being employed, pro ects for a distance below the bottom of the casing 1. Adjustment of the cutting blade 3 with respect to the rearward end wall of the casing 1 receiving the same and with respect to the bottom of said casing 1 may be readily effected merely by loosening the wing nut 7 and in consequence, permitting sliding movement of said cutting blade byr'eason of the slot 4. formed therein over the'adjacent shank portion of the securing bolt 5. Vith proper adjustment of the lowermost or exoosed cuttin ed e of the l b I:\

blade 3 the wnw nut is then tl htened upon these'curing bolt 5 whereby to rigidly secure the blade with respect to the casing 1. \Vith' a view towards providing means for I coi ering'theopen top and one end wall of the casing 1, whose construction is more clearly shown in the Figure 3, a cover 11 is provided the device, the "same being of angular formation and having the portion 12 thereof of a width to overlappingly engage the adjacent marginal portions of the open end of the casing 1, as is shown in the Figure 1. The upper or outer portion of this cover 11 is constructed of awidth such as topermit of its snug reception between the opposite walls of the open upper portion of the casing 1 and to support said cover in such position with respect to the casing 1, laterally extending headed hearing pintles or pins 13 are formed upon the opposite sides and intermediate portions of said upper or outer portion of the cover 11 and are removably received in pockets or re cesses 14 formed in the adjacent upper portions of theside walls of said casing l.

The cover 11, at times, is adapted to serve as an efiicient form of scoop or spoonfor use in removing the scraped ice or a portion thereof from the casing 1 and to facilitate such usage of said cover, a right angularly disposed flange or lip 15 is formed upon the free end of the upper or outer portion of said cover 11 as is shown in the Figures 2 and 3. The outer side of this flange orlip 15 is bevelled, as at 16, in order that the scraped ice or same, with usage of the cover as a scoop or spoon, will 'flushly contact with the bottom of the casing 1 as is clearly shown in the Figure 3, thereby effectually removing the a portion of the same, as may be required.

Due to the width of the upper or outer portion of the cover 11, it will be understood that when the same is employed as a scoop or spoon, its snug transversal engagement in and'passage through'the casing 1 will be permitted in order that the scraped ice or a portion thereof may be readily removed. lVhen the cover is used for its normal purpose, the flattened or straight-edged por- 'tio n"of the flange 15 in abutting the adjacent correspondingly formed side of the shoulder laoain enga ement of the curved )ortion t: o t! 12 of the cover 11 with respect to the open end of the casing 1, it will'be understood that downward movement of said part of the cover with respect to the open end wall of the casing 1 will be positively prevented irrespective of that pressure applied to the same during an ice shaving operation. Hence, the cover 11 is positioned with reasonable rigidity in the casing 1 during the shaving of ice therewith.

The mounting of the scraping blade 3 in the pocket formed in the outer side of the rearward end wall of the casing 1 is such as to positively prevent any attempt at lateral movement of said blade and with proper tightening of the wing nut 7 upon the securing bolt 5 and the resultant engagement of the clamping plate 6 with said blade 3, the same will be securely retained in an ad justed position with respect to the bottom of the casing 1. i i

As aforesaid, the positioning of the scraping blade 3 may be reversed so as to optionally engage either the cutting edge 8 or the cutting edge 9 with the ice block from which a quantity of ice is to be scraped or shaved. This particular feature of the device is found to be especially advantageous. For example, when it is desired to quickly load the casing 1 of thescraper with scraped ice, the serrated or toothed cutting edge 9 of the scraping blade 3 is arranged adjacent or in proximity to the bottom of such casing, whereupon with its movement under pressure over a block of ice, the same will function to quickly load said casing 1 with scraped ice. Where it is desired to use finely graded ice from the casing 1, the positioning of the scraping blade 3 is then such as to bring the cutting edge 8 in position adjacent the bottom of the casing 1, whereupon the removal of ice from the block will be more by process of shaving and in consequence, will avoid the presence of large particles of ice in the contents of the casing 1.

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerable modification, and such modification as is within the scope of my claims, I consider'within the spirit of my invention.

I claim 1. An ice scraper comprising in combination with a casing having the top and one end thereof open, a cover of angular formation therefor, said cover being removeable from the casing, and a flange upon one end of the cover adapted to flushly contact with the bottom of such casing, at times.

2. An ice scraper comprising in combination with a casing having the top and one end thereof open, a cover of angular for mation therefor, one portion of said cover being of a Width to permit of its snug transversal reception in the'casing and movement therethrough, at times, and a flange upon one end of the cover adapted to flushly contact with the bottom of said casing, at times.

3. An ice scraper comprising in combination with a casing having the top and one end thereof open, a cover of angular formation therefor, said cover being removeable from the casing and having one portion thereof of a width to permit of its snug transverse reception and movement through the casing.

4. An ice scraper comprising in combina tion with a casing having the top and one end thereof open, a cover of angular formation therefor, said cover having one portion of the same formed of a width to overlapningly engage with the adjacent portions of the open end of the casing and the remaining portion thereof formed with a width to permit of its snug transversal reception in and movement through the casing.

.5. An ice scraper comprising in combination with a casing havin the top and one end thereof open, a cover of angular format-ion therefor, one portion of said cover being of a width to permit of its overlapping engagement with the adjacent portions of said open end of the casing and its remaining portion formed of a width to permit of its snug transversal reception in and movement through the casing, and a flange formed upon the free end of said remaining portion of the cover adapted to fiushly contact with the bottom of the casing, at times.

6. An ice scraper comprising in combination with a casing having a pocket formed in the outer side of the rearward wall there of, a scraping blade snugly received in said pocket and adapted to have movement through the same, one portion of said blade being positioned in proximity to the bottom of the casing and adjacent the transverse opening formed therein, and means for adjustably securing said scraping blade in position adjacent said rearward and end wall of the casing. c j

7 An ice scraper comprising in combination with a casing having a pocket formed in the outer side of the rearward and end wall thereof, a shoulder formed upon the upper portion of said rear wall, a scraping blade snugly receivable in said pocket, said blade having cutting edges of different characters formed upon its opposite portions, means for adjustably and clampingly retaining said scraping blades inthe pocket upon said rearward and end Wall, the lower portion of the scraping blade being adapted for arrangement in proximity to the bottom of the casing and adjacent the transverse opening formed therein.

In witness whereof I have hereuntoset my hand.

J OSEF SPERLIGH. 

